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Sep 12, 2026 · Industry Insights

Switzerland Pilots openDesk to Replace Microsoft 365 in Digital Sovereignty Push

Switzerland launches a 9 million Swiss franc pilot to test the German open-source suite openDesk on 3,000 government workstations as a Microsoft 365 alternative, part of a wider European shift toward digital sovereignty and cost savings seen in France's Linux migration and a German state's move to LibreOffice.